The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 23, 2076
Waning Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 AM
5:41 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1901
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 | 309.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.9° / 236.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 00m / 21.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.38° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / -4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.38° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.