The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 22, 1946
Waning Crescent
8.4% 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
4:04 AM
6:36 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 293
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 | 326.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.0° / 200.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 17.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.68° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.87° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.