The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 14, 2185
Waning Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 PM
12:18 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3249
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 242.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.7° / 285.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 14.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.84° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.50° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.