The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 17, 2164
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
8:15 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2990
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 1.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 135.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 31m / -2.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.98° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / -0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.79° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.