The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 17, 2172
Waning Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
7:38 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3088
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 | 353.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 150.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / 6.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.27° / 2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.52° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 136.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.