The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 9, 2058
Last Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1678
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 277.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 23.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.24° / 0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / -0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.34° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.