The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 22, 2167
Waxing Gibbous
61.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 PM
12:42 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.4%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3027
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 | 103.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.3° / 84.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -21.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.60° / 1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / -1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.80° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.