The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 9, 1902
First Quarter
48.1% 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
1:20 PM
11:26 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -251
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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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.4° / 102.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 51m / -18.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.68° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.99° / -4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.55° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.