The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 9, 2138
Waxing Crescent
23.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 PM
9:56 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.4%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2668
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 115.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -21.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.46° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.88° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.