The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 9, 2096
Last Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2148
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 | 273.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 276.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 25.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.14° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.23° / -2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.95° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.