The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 8, 1904
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 AM
6:09 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -227
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 | 343.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 196.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 03m / 10.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.18° / -1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.84° / 2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.53° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.