The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 24, 1962
Waning Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 AM
5:40 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 491
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 | 314.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.8° / 225.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 14m / 16.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.72° / 0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / -0.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.98° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.