The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 23, 1929
Waning Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 PM
12:24 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 83
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 | 238.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 294.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 21.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.61° / 1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.66° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.