The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 23, 2171
Waning Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 AM
4:17 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3076
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 2.3° of each other in the sky.
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.1° / 270.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 06m / 27.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.60° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.48° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.77° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.