The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 9, 2181
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
7:59 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3200
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 | 7.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.4° / 141.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / -0.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.76° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / 4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.09° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 316.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.