The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 9, 2137
Waning Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 AM
5:04 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2655
Events on this date
-
Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.0° / 262.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 27.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.68° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.79° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.24° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.