The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 23, 2146
Waning Gibbous
87.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 PM
10:44 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2767
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 222.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.1° / 297.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 47m / 11.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.82° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.13° / 6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.10° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.