The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 7, 2114
First Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2371
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.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.0° / 94.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -24.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.11° / -1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.51° / 1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.39° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.