The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 7, 1997
Waxing Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 PM
11:01 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 924
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.5° / 104.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -12.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.11° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.40° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.65° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.