The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 9, 2102
Waning Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 AM
6:22 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2222
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 | 327.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.9° / 201.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 04m / 15.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.85° / -1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.64° / 1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.75° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.