The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 9, 1928
Waning Crescent
21.2% 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
1:57 AM
5:40 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 70
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 249.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 25.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.08° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.24° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.7° |
| 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.