The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 23, 2108
Waning Gibbous
89.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 PM
10:22 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.8%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2297
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 | 217.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 300.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 27m / 11.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.01° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.68° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.