The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 14, 2029
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 PM
11:59 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1320
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 100.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 03m / -24.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.07° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.65° / 1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.75° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| 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.