The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 9, 1971
Waning Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 PM
12:42 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 602
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 | 242.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 293.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 00m / 22.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.10° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.95° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.