The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 9, 2081
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 PM
11:33 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1963
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 104.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -27.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.42° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.53° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.88° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.