The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 17, 2186
Waxing Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
10:32 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3262
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 | 56.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 109.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -13.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.53° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.54° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.03° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.