The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 24, 2006
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 AM
8:12 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1036
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 | 23.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 133.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 29m / -12.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.08° / -2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / 3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.32° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.