The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 22, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 PM
5:58 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2730
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Sep 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.3° / 351.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -2.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.65° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.04° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.