The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 14, 2006
Last Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1035
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 280.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 28.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.10° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.08° / -6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.47° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.