The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 24, 2044
Waxing Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
8:47 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1506
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 | 39.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 126.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 32m / -19.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.83° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.08° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.68° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.