The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 15, 1922
Waning Crescent
37.2% 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
12:59 AM
3:36 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -4
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 260.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 18.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.10° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.93° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.32° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.