The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 17, 2196
Waning Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 AM
4:36 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3385
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 | 296.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.5° / 253.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 20.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.73° / -0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.03° / 1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.53° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.