The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 1, 1997
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
7:54 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 923
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 146.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 28m / 8.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.69° / -1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.92° / 2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.96° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.