The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 23, 1997
Last Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 AM
2:38 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 924
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 270.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.85° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.13° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.29° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.