The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 14, 2009
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 AM
5:12 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1072
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 245.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 21.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.98° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.02° / 0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.58° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.