The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 24, 2141
Waning Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 AM
4:03 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2705
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° 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 | 289.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 257.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 19.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.58° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.14° / 3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.94° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.