The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 24, 1918
Waning Gibbous
76.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 PM
12:21 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.8%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -53
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 | 237.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 295.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 21.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.51° / 1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / -1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.43° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.