The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 15, 2022
Waning Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 PM
12:50 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1233
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 245.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 290.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 20.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.80° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / -1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.41° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.