The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 23, 2055
Waxing Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
9:31 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1642
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 | 36.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 119.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 26m / -9.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.13° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.66° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.