The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 23, 2105
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 PM
6:53 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2260
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.7° / 338.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / 2.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.89° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.29° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.