The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 17, 2189
First Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3299
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.8° / 96.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 58m / -26.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.50° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / 4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.97° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.