The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 9, 1976
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 PM
8:10 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 664
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 | 192.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.2° / 316.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / 2.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.85° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.67° / -3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.53° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.