The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 24, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
57.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 PM
12:20 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.1%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1345
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 | 98.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.2° / 86.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -19.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.46° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.75° / -4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.53° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.