The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 16, 2022
Waning Gibbous
62.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 PM
1:54 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.0%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1233
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 256.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 285.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 24.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.04° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / -2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.60° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.