The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 24, 2119
Waning Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 PM
1:21 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2433
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.2° / 294.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 26.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.50° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.40° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.08° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.