The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 14, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
80.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 PM
2:27 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.9%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3138
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 128.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.4° / 59.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 12m / -20.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.64° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / 1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.24° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.