The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 23, 2056
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 PM
6:57 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1654
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.9° / 325.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / -4.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.65° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.73° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.91° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 179.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.