The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 24, 2022
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 AM
7:13 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1233
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 162.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 9.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.79° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.31° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.