The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 22, 2088
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2050
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Sep 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 93.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 54m / -18.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.64° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.24° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.51° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.