The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 2160
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 PM
9:10 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2940
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 314.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 10.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.47° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.43° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.