The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 23, 2189
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 PM
6:09 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3299
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 169.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.2° / 336.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 32m / -7.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.47° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.88° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 222.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.