The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 15, 1977
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
9:02 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 677
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 125.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 22m / -7.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.93° / 0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.39° / -0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.53° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.