The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 9, 2116
Waxing Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
9:25 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2396
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 119.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 31m / -9.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.55° / 0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.86° / 0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.60° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.