The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 22, 2100
Waning Gibbous
84.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 PM
11:27 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.6%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2198
Events on this date
-
Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
-
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 | 226.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.3° / 303.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 21.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.91° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.88° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.10° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.