The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 22, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
78.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 PM
2:17 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.8%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2223
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 125.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.9° / 61.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 26m / -18.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.35° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.10° / -0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.43° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| 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.