The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 9, 2036
Waning Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 PM
10:40 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1406
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 224.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.3° / 292.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 05m / 7.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.61° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.65° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.75° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.