The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 25, 1997
Waning Crescent
29.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 AM
4:10 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.6%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 924
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 251.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 16.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.85° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.09° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.69° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.