The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 9, 2152
Waxing Gibbous
84.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 PM
2:37 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.2%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2841
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 133.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.1° / 57.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -24.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.66° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.41° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.