The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 17, 2178
Waxing Crescent
38.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 PM
11:20 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.3%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3163
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 | 76.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.5° / 105.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -23.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.29° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.66° / 2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.40° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.