The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 22, 2051
Waning Gibbous
92.7% 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
9:01 PM
9:54 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1592
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 | 211.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 305.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 57m / 11.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.13° / -0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.30° / 1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.29° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.