The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 22, 1926
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 PM
8:01 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 46
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.3° / 313.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 47m / -0.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.56° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.50° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.51° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.