The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 24, 1976
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
7:52 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 665
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,800 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 141.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 47m / -6.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.42° / -1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.16° / 2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.40° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.