The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 23, 2087
Waning Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
5:36 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2037
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.4° / 206.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 40m / 8.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.38° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.63° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.