The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 14, 2150
Last Quarter
44.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 AM
3:20 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2816
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 272.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 23.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.87° / -0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.93° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.