The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 22, 2023
First Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 PM
11:56 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1246
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 49m / -28.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.53° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.28° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.