The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 23, 1956
Waning Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 PM
10:56 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 417
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.5° / 302.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 17.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.56° / 1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / -1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.86° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.