The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 7, 1977
Waning Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 AM
4:07 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 676
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 254.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.47° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.63° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.