The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 14, 1931
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 AM
9:04 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 108
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 123.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 33m / -11.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.88° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / 2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.69° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.