The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 17, 2161
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 AM
6:08 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2952
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 | 331.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.7° / 191.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 50m / 7.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.09° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.04° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.