The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 24, 1975
Waning Gibbous
85.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 PM
11:15 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.0%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 652
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 | 225.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.6° / 300.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 17.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.67° / 0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / -0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.65° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.