The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 17, 2169
Waning Crescent
15.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 AM
6:01 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.5%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3051
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 | 313.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.6° / 231.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 50m / 21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.00° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.38° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.