The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 22, 2084
Waning Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
3:34 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2000
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 270.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 23.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.22° / 0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.38° / -0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.52° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.