The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 23, 2138
Waning Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 PM
12:58 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2668
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 | 242.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 295.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 25.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.89° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.73° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.70° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.