The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 24, 2173
Waning Gibbous
88.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 PM
10:52 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.2%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3101
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 | 220.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.9° / 305.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 35m / 18.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.21° / 3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / -3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.47° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.