The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 14, 1998
Waning Crescent
33.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 AM
4:01 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 936
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 | 289.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 257.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 49m / 18.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.57° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.12° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.