The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 23, 1914
Waxing Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 AM
8:30 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -102
Events on this date
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September equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 130.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 17m / -23.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.96° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.71° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.