The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, September 14, 2034

Waxing Crescent

4.0% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
45°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
4.0%
Age
2.0 days
Distance
398,500 km
Apparent size
30.0′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1382

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun22.86°
Phase angle157.01°
Illuminated fraction3.97%
Altitude / azimuth29.7° / 127.0°
Right ascension / declination12h 57m / -4.09°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude194.78° / 1.88°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.11° / -2.10°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude160.54° / -0.03°
Position angle of the axis24.1°
Position angle of the bright limb289.2°
Apparent magnitude-6.1

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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