The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 9, 2166
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 PM
6:29 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3014
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.7° / 326.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -8.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.55° / -1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / 2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.20° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 224.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.