The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 17, 2175
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
8:27 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3126
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 | 27.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 130.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 17m / -12.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.67° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.17° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.52° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.