The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 24, 2123
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 PM
10:00 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2483
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 115.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -20.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.15° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / 2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.99° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.