The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 23, 2198
Last Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3410
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 272.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 20.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.12° / -2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.71° / 4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.93° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.