The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 23, 2050
First Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1580
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 96.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 41m / -19.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.44° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.70° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.91° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.