The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 24, 1978
Last Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 AM
2:53 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 689
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 267.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 26m / 18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.23° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.57° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.68° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.