The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 22, 2122
Last Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2470
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 279.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 23.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.48° / 0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.43° / -0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.73° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.