The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 22, 2154
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 PM
8:05 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2866
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 | 190.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.2° / 319.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / 3.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.12° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / 0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.32° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.