The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 17, 2185
Waning Crescent
39.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
3:34 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.6%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3249
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 | 282.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 264.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 20.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.43° / -3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.39° / 4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.09° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.