The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 24, 2179
Waning Crescent
44.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
3:09 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3175
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 269.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 33m / 20.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.62° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.18° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.34° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.