The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 24, 1952
Waxing Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 PM
10:04 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 368
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.1° / 115.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 04m / -25.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.10° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.38° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.