The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 9, 2118
Waning Crescent
36.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 AM
4:28 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.3%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 2420
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 | 286.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.4° / 271.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 28.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.90° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.41° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.