The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 24, 1997
Waning Crescent
39.0% 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
12:53 AM
3:27 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.0%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 924
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 261.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 17.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.50° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.77° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.49° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.