The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 23, 1972
Full Moon
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 PM
7:53 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 615
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.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.6° / 327.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 20m / 7.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.49° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.56° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.70° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 31.8° |
| 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.