The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
8:05 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1271
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 135.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 15m / -11.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.49° / -2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.98° / 4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.74° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.