The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 22, 2190
Waning Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
4:10 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3311
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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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 | 282.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 272.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 27.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.11° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.01° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.37° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.