The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
7:06 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 998
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.9° / 170.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 11.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.60° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.50° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 125.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.