The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 23, 2155
Waning Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 AM
6:16 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2878
Events on this date
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September equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.3° / 203.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 55m / 15.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.72° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.83° / -2.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.11° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.