The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 23, 2124
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 PM
7:15 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2495
Events on this date
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Mars, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.3° / 333.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / 3.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.25° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.51° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 318.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.