The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 9, 2183
Waning Crescent
42.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 AM
3:09 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.5%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3224
Events on this date
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 265.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.79° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.99° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.00° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.