The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 24, 1909
Waxing Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 PM
12:07 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -164
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.3° / 90.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 49m / -24.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.64° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.98° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.79° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.