The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 14, 2072
Waxing Crescent
7.8% 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
9:46 AM
9:24 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1852
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 37m / -6.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.79° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.84° / -4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.91° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.