The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 9, 1934
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
7:54 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 145
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.4° / 141.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / -0.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.63° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / 5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.68° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 320.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.