The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 22, 1908
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
5:34 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -177
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.1° / 225.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 16.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.25° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.74° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.98° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.