The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 2166
Waning Crescent
38.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 AM
3:37 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.5%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3014
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 | 283.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.4° / 263.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 19.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.36° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / 5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.27° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.