The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 24, 2053
Waxing Gibbous
89.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 PM
4:02 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.6%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1617
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 | 142.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.9° / 28.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -11.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.42° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / -2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.69° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.