The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 14, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
61.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 PM
12:50 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.9%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2767
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 103.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.8° / 81.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 23m / -18.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.53° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.04° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.48° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.