The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 9, 2131
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 PM
9:35 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2581
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,400 km.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 297.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 16m / 2.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.50° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.17° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.