The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 9, 2016
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 PM
12:07 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1159
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 89.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -17.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.34° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.78° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.43° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.