The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Waxing Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 PM
10:05 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1073
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 | 61.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.6° / 115.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 57m / -24.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.26° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.91° / 5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.38° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.