The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 9, 2151
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 AM
7:48 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2828
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,400 km.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.5° / 154.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 28m / 14.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.31° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.18° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.63° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 130.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.