The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 9, 1923
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 AM
7:14 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 8
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 166.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 06m / 10.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.84° / -1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / 1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.82° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.