The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 9, 1993
Last Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 874
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 | 274.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 272.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 21.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.63° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.02° / 2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.79° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.