The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 23, 2041
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
7:04 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1468
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 168.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 10.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.53° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.88° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.90° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.