The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 24, 2087
Waning Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
6:07 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2037
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 | 335.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 186.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 29m / 4.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.30° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.74° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.85° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.