The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 24, 2011
Waning Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
5:31 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1097
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 | 320.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 211.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 32m / 9.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.24° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.08° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.84° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.