The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 14, 1945
First Quarter
49.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.5%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 281
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.0° / 95.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -21.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.70° / 1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / -1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.10° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.