The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 22, 2042
First Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1481
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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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 | 91.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.8° / 100.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 05m / -28.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.08° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.48° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.48° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| 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.