The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 22, 2174
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
6:08 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3113
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 | 322.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 209.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 42m / 16.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.55° / 2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / -2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.70° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.