The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 23, 2043
Waning Gibbous
73.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 PM
12:54 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.6%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1493
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 241.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.9° / 295.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 25.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.44° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.08° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.