The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 9, 2057
Waxing Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 PM
2:48 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1666
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 | 134.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.0° / 51.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -22.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.02° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.78° / 3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.02° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.