The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 23, 2152
Waning Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 AM
4:45 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2841
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.7° / 263.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 26.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.41° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.60° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.19° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.