The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 14, 2173
First Quarter
46.5% 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
2:56 PM
11:41 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.5%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3101
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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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 | 85.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 103.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 06m / -27.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.14° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.30° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| 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.