The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 24, 2085
Waxing Crescent
28.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
10:29 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.4%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2013
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 | 64.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.1° / 112.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 18m / -23.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.61° / -1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / 2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.19° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.