The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 17, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
90.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 PM
4:02 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.7%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3237
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 | 144.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.8° / 25.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -13.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.99° / 1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / -1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.31° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.