The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 AM
6:20 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1072
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,000 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.1° / 192.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 11.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.16° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / 3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.03° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.