The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 14, 1911
Waning Gibbous
61.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 PM
12:52 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.9%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -140
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 256.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 294.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 24.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.14° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.84° / -3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.18° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.