The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 9, 1996
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
5:58 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 911
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 | 323.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.2° / 208.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 13.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.91° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.69° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.91° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.