The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 9, 2159
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
6:19 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2927
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 | 328.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.7° / 197.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 09m / 13.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.72° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / 4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.97° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.