The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 22, 1957
Waning Crescent
2.1% 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
5:52 AM
6:35 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 429
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 172.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 51m / 2.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.16° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.23° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.35° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.