The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 23, 2117
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
6:26 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2408
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 | 326.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 199.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 15.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.50° / 3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.69° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.