The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 24, 2076
Waning Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
6:13 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1901
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.4° / 213.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.21° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.59° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.