The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Waxing Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 PM
10:17 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1246
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.3° / 113.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 53m / -23.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.02° / -3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / 4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.68° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.