The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 24, 2077
Waxing Crescent
43.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 PM
11:38 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1914
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 102.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -25.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.25° / -2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.69° / 3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.54° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.