The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 23, 2169
Waxing Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 AM
9:22 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3052
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 | 37.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 120.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 28m / -10.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.32° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.52° / -4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.25° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.