The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 9, 2149
Waxing Crescent
45.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2804
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 | 84.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 96.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.39° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.46° / -3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.41° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| 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.