The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 5, 1997
Waxing Crescent
11.7% 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
10:19 AM
9:53 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 924
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 114.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 29m / -6.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.94° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / -3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.10° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.