The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 23, 2082
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
7:53 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1976
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 139.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 03m / -11.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.70° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.84° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.53° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.2° |
| 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.