The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 9, 2069
Waning Crescent
32.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 AM
4:01 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.6%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1814
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 256.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 18.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.12° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.78° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.