The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 9, 2077
Last Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1913
Events on this date
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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 | 273.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 275.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 24.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.42° / 1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.75° / -1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.15° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.