The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 14, 1971
Waning Crescent
21.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 AM
5:21 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.5%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 602
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 | 304.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.6° / 246.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 22.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.03° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.50° / -1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.96° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.