The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 8, 1941
Waning Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 PM
9:49 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 231
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 298.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 14m / 5.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.19° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.94° / 3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.74° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.