The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 24, 2083
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 PM
5:56 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1988
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 | 164.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.5° / 351.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 04m / -2.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.15° / 3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / -3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.71° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.