The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 23, 2119
Waning Gibbous
78.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 PM
12:18 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.6%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2433
Events on this date
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September equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 299.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 24.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.30° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.31° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.90° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.