The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 23, 2063
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
7:56 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1741
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 | 17.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 138.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 03m / -10.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.55° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.33° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.