The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 17, 1977
Waxing Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
10:27 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 677
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 110.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -14.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.23° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.40° / -3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.08° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.