The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 23, 2104
Waxing Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
9:24 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2248
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 | 47.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 121.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -19.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.88° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.12° / 3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.79° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.