The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 9, 2168
First Quarter
53.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 PM
12:02 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.5%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3039
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 91.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 23m / -21.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.46° / 1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.31° / -2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.61° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.