The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 22, 2059
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 PM
8:14 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1691
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 | 193.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.4° / 314.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 2.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.17° / -2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.16° / 4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.70° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.