The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 24, 2106
Waning Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 AM
5:38 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2272
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.4° / 205.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 8.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.30° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.53° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.44° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.