The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 9, 2129
Waning Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
5:48 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2556
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 | 315.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.2° / 225.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.86° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.68° / 2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.90° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.