The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 9, 2180
Waning Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 PM
12:28 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3187
Events on this date
-
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 289.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 12m / 17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.29° / -0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.54° / 0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.13° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.