The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 1997
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 PM
8:07 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 924
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.8° / 314.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 29m / 1.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.33° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.58° / 2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.22° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.