The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 23, 2057
Waning Crescent
24.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 AM
5:07 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1666
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 | 300.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.0° / 250.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 22.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.85° / 2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.36° / -3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.57° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.3° |
| 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.