The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 14, 1960
Waning Crescent
33.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 AM
3:53 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.9%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 466
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 257.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 18.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.80° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.68° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.72° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.