The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 8, 1917
Last Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 PM
2:15 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -66
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 283.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 24.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.29° / 1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.90° / -1.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.09° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.