The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 24, 2061
Waxing Gibbous
76.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 PM
1:51 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.3%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1716
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 | 121.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.9° / 70.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -23.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.94° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.30° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.