The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 14, 2053
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 AM
9:13 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1617
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 122.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 24m / -5.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.51° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.70° / -3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.72° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.