The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 23, 2116
Waning Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 PM
8:47 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2396
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 | 198.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.8° / 314.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 6.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.10° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / 1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.10° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.