The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Waning Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 AM
5:19 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1233
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 300.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 254.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 03m / 25.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.70° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.93° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.42° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.