The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 24, 1957
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
7:51 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 430
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 141.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 46m / -7.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.51° / -2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / 3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.20° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.