The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 14, 2154
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
11:53 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2866
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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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 | 88.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.3° / 102.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -27.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.16° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.12° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| 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.