The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 22, 2147
Waning Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 AM
6:33 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2779
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Sep 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.0° / 184.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 23m / 10.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.71° / 0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.84° / -0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.56° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.