The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 14, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 PM
4:12 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3039
Events on this date
-
Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.9° / 16.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 37m / -17.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.96° / -3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / 4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.66° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.