The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 9, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
65.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 PM
12:52 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.1%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3175
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 | 107.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.4° / 82.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 19m / -21.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.40° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.45° / -2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.41° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.