The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 14, 1903
Last Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
1:38 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -239
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 279.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.72° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.82° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.5° |
| 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.