The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 14, 2081
Waxing Gibbous
89.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 PM
3:37 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.5%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1963
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 142.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.3° / 32.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 12m / -19.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.67° / -2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.91° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.