The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 15, 2014
Last Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1134
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 274.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.90° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.15° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.04° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.