The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 23, 2109
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
7:00 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2309
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.3° / 166.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 5.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.25° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.37° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.