The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 22, 2052
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
7:20 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1604
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.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 153.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 46m / 0.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.64° / -0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / 1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.17° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.