The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 15, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
5:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 924
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.7° / 347.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 33m / -7.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.93° / 1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / -1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.12° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.