The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 14, 2044
Last Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1505
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 | 270.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 281.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 28.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.50° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.10° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.2° |
| 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.