The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Waning Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 PM
12:35 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1122
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 | 242.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.4° / 289.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 11m / 18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.29° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.30° / 3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.21° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.