The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Last Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 79°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 PM
3:15 PM
79°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1258
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 282.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 03m / 28.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.65° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.05° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.64° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.