The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 9, 2100
Waxing Crescent
34.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 PM
10:46 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.8%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2198
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 72.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.1° / 109.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -25.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.17° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.36° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.29° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.