The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 9, 2189
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 AM
7:49 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3298
Events on this date
-
Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 152.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 38m / 13.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.82° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.24° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 133.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.