The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 23, 2079
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 AM
7:01 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1938
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 | 341.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 170.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 59m / 10.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.02° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / -3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.30° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.4° |
| 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.