The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 9, 2099
Waning Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 AM
4:53 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 2185
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 | 291.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 267.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 28.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.00° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.78° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.83° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.