The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 2177
Waning Crescent
27.1% 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
1:36 AM
4:44 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3150
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 | 297.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.9° / 252.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 21.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.65° / -0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.89° / 0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.73° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.