The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 23, 2112
Waxing Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
9:02 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2347
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 124.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 53m / -6.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.54° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.00° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.45° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.