The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 17, 2163
Waning Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 PM
12:07 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2977
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 289.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 27m / 15.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.29° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.40° / 4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.21° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.