The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 23, 2182
Waning Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 AM
5:12 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3212
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.7° / 224.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 03m / 12.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.63° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.31° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.25° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.