The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 23, 2122
Waning Crescent
42.6% 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
12:11 AM
3:29 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2470
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 | 278.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 269.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 22.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.08° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.94° / 1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.93° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.