The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 24, 1977
Waxing Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 PM
4:27 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 677
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.2° / 20.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -8.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.59° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.74° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.