The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 9, 1909
Waning Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 AM
4:32 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -165
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 263.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 24.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.03° / 3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.07° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.95° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.