The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 9, 2134
Waning Gibbous
69.9% 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
10:44 PM
12:53 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.9%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2618
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 288.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.53° / 1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.52° / -1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.17° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.