The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 23, 2157
Waning Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 PM
1:12 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2903
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 244.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 294.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 26.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.90° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.50° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.