The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 22, 1938
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
6:35 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 194
Events on this date
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.5° / 172.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 51m / 2.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.22° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.02° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.53° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.