The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 9, 2140
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
6:48 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2692
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.4° / 174.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 8.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.03° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / 4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.39° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.