The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 22, 2038
Waning Crescent
40.4% 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
12:25 AM
3:45 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.4%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1431
Events on this date
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September equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern.
Exact values
For Sep 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 268.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 23.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.93° / 0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.10° / -0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.56° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.