The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 23, 2098
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 AM
6:58 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2173
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,000 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 170.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 00m / 9.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.56° / 2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / -3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.12° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.