The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 14, 1976
Waning Gibbous
69.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 PM
12:51 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.4%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 664
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 247.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 285.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 17.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.24° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.44° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.