The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 9, 2139
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 PM
8:15 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2680
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.6° / 316.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / 4.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.67° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.34° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.58° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.