The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 23, 2083
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
4:49 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1988
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 | 152.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.3° / 10.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -8.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.96° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / -2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.88° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.