The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 23, 2002
Waning Gibbous
96.1% 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
8:44 PM
9:05 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 986
Events on this date
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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 | 202.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.8° / 308.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 5.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.15° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.63° / 5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.68° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.