The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 9, 2172
Waning Gibbous
55.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 PM
2:31 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.9%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3088
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 | 263.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 283.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 25.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.01° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.75° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.