The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 24, 2110
Waxing Gibbous
85.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
3:20 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.8%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2322
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.3° / 42.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -15.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.96° / 0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.58° / -0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.67° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.