The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 23, 2045
Waxing Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 PM
4:45 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1518
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.6° / 11.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -9.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.47° / 0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.33° / -0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.27° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.