The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 24, 2155
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 AM
6:38 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2878
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 180.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 40m / 9.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.86° / 1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / -1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.33° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.