The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Waning Crescent
17.4% 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
2:39 AM
5:54 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1233
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 236.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 54m / 22.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.69° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.94° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.64° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.