The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 14, 1979
Waning Crescent
36.1% 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
1:04 AM
3:43 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 701
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 | 286.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 260.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.54° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.38° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.32° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.