The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 24, 2045
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 PM
5:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1518
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 | 162.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.5° / 353.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -4.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.37° / 1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.78° / -2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.10° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.