The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 24, 2149
Last Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2804
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 | 274.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 271.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 22.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.32° / -1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / 2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.31° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| 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.