The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 24, 2005
Waning Gibbous
56.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 PM
2:47 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.1%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1023
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 | 263.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 285.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 28.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.78° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.85° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.