The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 9, 2104
Waning Gibbous
71.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 PM
12:43 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.8%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2247
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 | 244.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 290.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 13m / 20.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.34° / 2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / -2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.15° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.