The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 23, 2128
Waning Crescent
0.9% 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
6:17 AM
7:13 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2544
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 2.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 159.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 27m / 4.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.41° / 1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / -1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.20° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.