The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 2188
Waning Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
6:05 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3286
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 | 314.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.3° / 229.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 21.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.21° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.88° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.19° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.