The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 24, 2039
Waxing Crescent
44.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
11:50 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.0%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1444
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 | 82.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 101.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 36m / -24.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.43° / -0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.96° / 1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.15° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.