The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 23, 2096
Waxing Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
11:17 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2149
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 | 78.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 105.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -25.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.70° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.25° / 3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.94° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.