The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 17, 2198
Waning Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 PM
9:29 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3410
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 206.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 311.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 14m / 11.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.30° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.81° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.