The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 9, 2167
Waning Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 AM
5:44 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3026
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.7° / 233.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 06m / 19.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.32° / -0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / 0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.31° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.