The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 24, 1941
Waxing Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
10:02 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 232
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 | 47.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 114.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -13.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.79° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.36° / -5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.86° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.