The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 22, 2137
First Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2656
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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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 | 91.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.6° / 100.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 04m / -28.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.92° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.85° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.