The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 24, 2169
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
9:56 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3052
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 | 50.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 115.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -15.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.20° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.23° / -2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.02° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.