The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 14, 2045
Waxing Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 AM
9:25 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1518
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 120.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 28m / -20.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.15° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.90° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.04° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.