The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 14, 2004
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
8:01 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1011
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.1° / 141.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 39m / 5.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.93° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / -3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.62° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 226.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.