The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 14, 1961
Waxing Crescent
18.9% 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
11:22 AM
10:23 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 479
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 110.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -10.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.90° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.36° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.39° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.