The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 14, 1977
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
8:24 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 677
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 133.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 28m / -3.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.98° / -0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.24° / 1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.76° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.