The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 24, 2130
Last Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 AM
3:02 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2569
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 271.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 21.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.00° / -1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.33° / 3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.50° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.