The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 24, 2153
First Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 PM
11:49 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2854
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 102.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 51m / -27.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.02° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.65° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.74° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.8° |
| 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.