The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 24, 1949
Waxing Crescent
6.9% 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
9:55 AM
8:39 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 331
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 | 30.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 128.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 56m / -13.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.66° / -1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.74° / 2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.52° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.