The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 14, 1947
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
8:05 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 305
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 142.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 27m / 8.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.03° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.97° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 184.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.