The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 23, 2179
Last Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3175
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 278.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 21.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.92° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.77° / 2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.14° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.