The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 9, 2145
Last Quarter
46.2% 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
12:17 AM
2:50 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2754
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
-
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 268.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.76° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.89° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.57° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.