The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 23, 2036
Waxing Crescent
16.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
10:02 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.5%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1407
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 114.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -12.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.83° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.83° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.24° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.