The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 24, 1942
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 PM
7:12 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 244
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.7° / 326.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 10m / -1.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.71° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / 3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.33° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 151.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.