The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 14, 2059
First Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
11:50 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1691
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 101.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 05m / -25.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.51° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.84° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.72° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.