The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 14, 2078
First Quarter
52.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1926
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 | 92.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.0° / 98.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -26.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.41° / -3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / 4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.92° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.