The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 23, 2197
Waxing Gibbous
93.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 PM
4:48 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.4%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3398
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 | 150.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.9° / 14.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -6.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.85° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.46° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.