The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 9, 2109
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 PM
7:19 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2309
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 1:48 AM, is deepest at 3:39 AM and ends at 5:30 AM. Totality lasts from 2:56 AM to 4:22 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.4° / 319.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / -4.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.91° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.91° / 1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.45° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.