The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 17, 2159
Waxing Crescent
32.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 PM
10:44 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.3%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2928
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.6° / 109.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 05m / -23.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.75° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.36° / 3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.19° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.