The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 17, 2022
Last Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 PM
2:54 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1233
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 281.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 26.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.07° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.60° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.80° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.