The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 27, 2024
Waning Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 AM
5:21 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1258
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 245.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 50m / 22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.90° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.25° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.