The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 2200
First Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
12:10 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3435
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.
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 88.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 57m / -18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.18° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.72° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.5° |
| 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.