The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 22, 1945
Waning Gibbous
98.9% 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
8:27 PM
7:59 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 281
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.5° / 313.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 47m / -0.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.57° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.67° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.31° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| 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.