The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 8, 1921
First Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -16
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 95.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 36m / -17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.91° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.74° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.45° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| 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.