The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 22, 2194
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3361
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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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 | 91.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 98.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 08m / -27.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.74° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.23° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.62° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.