The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 22, 2089
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 PM
9:54 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2062
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 | 211.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.3° / 304.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 03m / 10.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.09° / -2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.12° / 3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.90° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.