The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 24, 2160
Waning Crescent
35.4% 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
1:00 AM
3:51 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.4%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2940
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.4° / 259.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 19.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.27° / -2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.75° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.