The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 9, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 PM
1:24 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1530
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 | 117.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.5° / 77.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 04m / -24.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.61° / -1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.50° / 2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.43° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.