The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 9, 2147
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 PM
6:31 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2779
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 6:48 PM, is deepest at 7:06 PM and ends at 7:23 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.2° / 327.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -7.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.38° / -1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.19° / 1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.00° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.