The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 9, 2048
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
8:12 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1555
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 | 17.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 135.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 11m / -6.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.13° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.06° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.