The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 23, 2001
Waxing Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 PM
11:48 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 974
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 | 81.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 100.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -22.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.25° / 0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.19° / -0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.75° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.