The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 23, 2016
Last Quarter
47.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
2:48 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.3%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1159
Events on this date
-
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 269.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.29° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.09° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.