The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 24, 2104
Waxing Crescent
23.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
10:05 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2248
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 | 57.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 115.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -21.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.74° / -1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / 2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.58° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.