The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 22, 2060
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 AM
6:56 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1703
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 | 337.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.9° / 175.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 45m / 12.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.05° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.48° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.