The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 23, 2161
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
10:10 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2953
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 | 55.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 114.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.97° / 0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.57° / 0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.59° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.