The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 23, 2000
Waning Crescent
21.8% 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
2:16 AM
5:13 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.8%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 961
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 | 304.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 243.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 20.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.38° / 1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.37° / -1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.39° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.