The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 22, 2087
Waning Crescent
17.2% 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
3:09 AM
5:03 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2037
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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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 227.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 12.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.24° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.41° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.