The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 23, 2144
Waning Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
4:59 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2742
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 | 310.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 229.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 12.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.30° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.89° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.83° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.