The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Waning Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
5:01 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1060
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 | 301.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.3° / 246.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 20.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.90° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.57° / -1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.95° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.