The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 23, 2142
Waxing Crescent
19.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
9:52 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.6%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2718
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 | 52.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 116.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -19.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.02° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.81° / 1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.40° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.