The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 23, 2175
First Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3126
Events on this date
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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 | 94.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.7° / 97.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 21m / -27.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.70° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.79° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.24° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.