The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 23, 2145
First Quarter
49.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.3%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2755
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 91.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 59m / -18.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.86° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.15° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.31° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.