The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 14, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 PM
12:04 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2161
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 101.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.6° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 19m / -27.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.30° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.39° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.13° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.