The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 9, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 PM
4:02 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 627
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 | 145.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.5° / 25.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -14.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.94° / 3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.44° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.39° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.