The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 22, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 PM
4:36 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3064
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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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 | 152.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.6° / 6.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -15.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.03° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.01° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.84° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.