The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 23, 2160
Last Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2940
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 271.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 21.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.30° / -1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.32° / 2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.55° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.