The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 17, 2170
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3064
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.7° / 95.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 58m / -25.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.51° / -2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.06° / 3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.77° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.