The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 9, 1974
Last Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 639
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 274.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 22.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.69° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.78° / 0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.99° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.