The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 9, 2108
Waxing Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
10:36 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2297
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 | 55.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.3° / 108.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -12.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.52° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.95° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.