The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 24, 2186
Waxing Gibbous
84.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 PM
3:10 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.9%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3262
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 134.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.2° / 46.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.13° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.93° / 2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.64° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.