The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 22, 2138
Waning Gibbous
82.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 PM
11:48 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.2%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2668
Events on this date
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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 | 229.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.1° / 301.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 22.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.37° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.33° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.52° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| 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.