The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 23, 2100
Waning Gibbous
77.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 PM
12:29 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2198
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 298.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 24.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.77° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.19° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.28° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.