The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 24, 2197
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 PM
5:48 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3398
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 | 161.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.9° / 356.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -1.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.13° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.29° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.