The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 24, 2158
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
8:02 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2916
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 136.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 26m / -14.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.30° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.49° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.7° |
| 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.