The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 23, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 PM
4:11 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3163
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.2° / 26.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -9.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.42° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.84° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.25° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.