The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 17, 2167
Waxing Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
10:09 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3027
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 | 48.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 112.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -10.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.01° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.15° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.84° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.