The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 8, 1902
Waxing Crescent
38.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
10:42 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.6%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -251
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.2° / 108.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 01m / -17.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.79° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.31° / -3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.76° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.