The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 24, 2033
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
7:59 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1370
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 139.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 51m / -5.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.80° / 0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.69° / 0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.19° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.