The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 24, 2161
Waxing Crescent
32.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
11:04 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.1%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2953
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.6° / 106.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -20.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.89° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.23° / -1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.37° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.