The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 23, 2162
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 PM
7:31 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2965
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.8° / 329.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / 3.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.39° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.31° / -3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.10° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 19.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.