The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 22, 2173
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 PM
8:26 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3101
Events on this date
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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 | 194.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.4° / 318.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / 6.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.34° / 0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / -0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.13° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.5° |
| 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.