The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 22, 2189
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 PM
5:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3299
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 | 157.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.6° / 355.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -13.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.47° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.05° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.