The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 23, 2047
Waxing Crescent
20.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
9:44 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.7%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1543
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 | 53.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.8° / 118.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -22.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.54° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.00° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.