The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Waning Crescent
23.1% 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
2:05 AM
5:09 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1196
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 | 302.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 246.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 27m / 20.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.96° / 1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.01° / -1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.19° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.4° |
| 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.