The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 14, 1942
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 AM
10:21 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 244
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 110.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -10.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.35° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.70° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.21° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.