The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 22, 2078
Waning Gibbous
98.7% 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
8:16 PM
8:13 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1926
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 | 192.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.5° / 315.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 2.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.98° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.20° / 3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.50° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| 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.