The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 16, 1922
Waning Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 AM
4:26 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -4
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 248.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 16.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.76° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.25° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.53° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.