The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 14, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
76.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 PM
1:46 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.3%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2903
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 121.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.6° / 70.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 44m / -23.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.85° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.70° / 2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.06° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.