The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 23, 1934
Full Moon
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 PM
7:51 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 145
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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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 | 186.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.3° / 327.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 17m / 6.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.51° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.09° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 34.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.