The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 23, 2060
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
7:17 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1703
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 | 348.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 158.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 6.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.32° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / -3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.71° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 128.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.