The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 14, 2147
Waning Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 PM
12:23 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2779
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 243.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.6° / 284.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 13.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.24° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.78° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.88° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.