The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 14, 2102
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
8:19 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2223
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 132.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 49m / -10.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.28° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.08° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.