The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 14, 2120
Last Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2445
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 280.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 27.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.57° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / -4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.89° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.