The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 14, 2099
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
7:46 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2185
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. From Columbus, 100% of the Sun is covered at 11:58 AM.
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Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.2° / 146.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 3.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.69° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.03° / -0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.98° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.