The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 9, 1947
Waning Crescent
33.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 AM
4:36 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.3%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 305
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 | 289.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 266.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 26m / 26.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.81° / 3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / -3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.83° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.