The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 9, 2158
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 PM
8:16 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2915
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 | 193.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.4° / 317.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / 4.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.87° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.40° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.