The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 22, 1974
Waxing Crescent
44.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 PM
11:57 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.0%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 640
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 | 82.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.5° / 99.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -22.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.18° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.87° / -0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.12° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.