The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 24, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 PM
4:49 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2223
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 | 152.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.5° / 10.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 18m / -7.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.52° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.25° / -3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.08° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.