The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 9, 1908
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 PM
4:41 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -177
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.1° / 3.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 34m / -13.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.04° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.20° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.52° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.