The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 9, 1988
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
7:17 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 812
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 | 343.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.3° / 165.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 12m / 12.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.59° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.04° / -1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.59° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.