The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 24, 2172
First Quarter
44.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 PM
11:38 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3089
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 104.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -28.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.02° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.48° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.93° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.