The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 24, 2096
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2149
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.1° / 99.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 07m / -26.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.62° / -3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.74° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.