The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 23, 2164
First Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2990
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 93.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 49m / -18.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.33° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.56° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.48° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.5° |
| 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.