The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 23, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
88.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 PM
3:46 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.2%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2693
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 139.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.0° / 33.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 29m / -11.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.83° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.48° / -3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.64° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.