The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 22, 2106
Waning Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 AM
4:19 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2272
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 | 297.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 247.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 15.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.50° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.40° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.00° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.