The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 24, 2038
Waning Crescent
21.4% 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
2:17 AM
5:20 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1431
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 | 305.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.2° / 243.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 21.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.78° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.37° / -2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.98° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| 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.