The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 22, 2003
Waning Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
6:05 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 998
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 | 314.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.5° / 228.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 21.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.14° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.43° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.05° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.