The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 23, 2187
Waning Gibbous
70.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 PM
12:52 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.4%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3274
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 | 246.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 287.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 19.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.74° / -2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.34° / 3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.54° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.