The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 23, 2141
Waning Crescent
44.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 AM
3:18 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.3%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2705
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 | 276.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 270.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 22.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.48° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.09° / 2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.74° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.