The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 24, 2183
First Quarter
47.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.3%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3225
Events on this date
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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 | 86.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 93.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 53m / -18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.43° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.67° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.67° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| 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.