The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 14, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
59.8% 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
3:53 PM
12:13 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.8%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 986
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 | 101.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.7° / 90.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 13m / -25.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.85° / -1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.79° / 2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.92° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.