The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 14, 2135
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2631
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.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.9° / 100.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 23m / -27.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.84° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.05° / 6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.93° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| 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.