The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 23, 2046
Last Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1530
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 275.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 25.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.67° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.99° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.13° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.