The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 9, 2121
Waning Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
6:38 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2457
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.3° / 184.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 11.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.20° / -2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.56° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.