The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 9, 1936
Waning Crescent
33.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 AM
4:13 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.7%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 169
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 262.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 26m / 22.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.97° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.90° / 1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.60° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.