The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 24, 1970
Waning Crescent
28.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 AM
4:49 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.7%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 590
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 | 295.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 257.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 23.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.57° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / -3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.33° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| 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.