The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 9, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 PM
5:33 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2408
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 | 164.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.7° / 340.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -13.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.92° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.83° / 4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.03° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.