The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 14, 2192
First Quarter
48.4% 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
3:08 PM
11:49 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3336
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.3° / 102.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -28.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.74° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.61° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.49° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| 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.