The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 13, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
86.1% 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
5:39 PM
3:19 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.1%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 924
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 136.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.3° / 42.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -15.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.14° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / -4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.46° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.