The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 17, 2180
Waning Crescent
5.1% 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
5:02 AM
6:14 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3187
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 | 334.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 187.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 01m / 6.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.85° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.84° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| 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.