The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 24, 2047
Waxing Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 PM
10:39 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1543
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 | 67.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.3° / 111.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -24.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.00° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / 4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.79° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.