The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 9, 2071
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 PM
7:04 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1839
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 8:50 AM, is deepest at 11:03 AM and ends at 1:16 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.0° / 324.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 13m / -4.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.65° / 0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.07° / -0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.17° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 346.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.