The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 14, 2056
Waxing Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 PM
11:08 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1654
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 | 67.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.4° / 104.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 53m / -16.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.57° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.67° / -4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.58° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.