The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 22, 1975
Waning Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 PM
9:20 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 652
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 313.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 20m / 11.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.69° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.30° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.