The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 7, 1938
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 PM
4:57 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 194
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 155.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.3° / 5.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -10.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.53° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.51° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.38° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.