The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 14, 1991
Waxing Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 PM
11:09 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 850
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 | 76.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 106.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -24.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.53° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.34° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.