The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 23, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
61.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 PM
12:08 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.0%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2891
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.7° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -26.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.77° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / 5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.85° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.