The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 9, 2087
Waxing Gibbous
88.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 PM
3:45 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.7%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2037
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 | 140.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.9° / 33.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 37m / -13.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.20° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.01° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.