The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 24, 2055
Waxing Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 AM
10:11 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1642
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 | 50.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 113.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 23m / -13.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.88° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.75° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.44° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.