The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 9, 2070
Waxing Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
10:37 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1827
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 | 58.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -14.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.45° / 2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.34° / -2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.34° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.