The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
7:07 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1282
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 | 340.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.7° / 170.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 01m / 12.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.90° / 0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.09° / 0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.98° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.