The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 17, 2182
Waning Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 PM
12:43 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3212
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 | 246.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 285.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 01m / 16.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.42° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.31° / 5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.02° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.