The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 23, 2180
Waxing Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
10:10 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3188
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 | 54.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.6° / 114.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.32° / 0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.71° / -0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.80° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.