The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 14, 2196
Waning Gibbous
59.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 PM
2:07 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.7%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3385
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 258.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 284.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 24.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.67° / 2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.82° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.91° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.