The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 9, 2133
Waxing Gibbous
79.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 PM
2:00 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.1%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2606
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 125.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.0° / 69.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 41m / -25.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.69° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.12° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.20° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.