The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 9, 2170
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 AM
7:46 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3063
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 155.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 29m / 14.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.35° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.98° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.44° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 130.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.