The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 24, 2000
Waning Crescent
13.0% 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
3:25 AM
5:57 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 961
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,000 km.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.0° / 219.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 32m / 17.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.77° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.03° / -2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.61° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| 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.