The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 7, 1947
Last Quarter
55.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 PM
2:19 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.7%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 305
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 280.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 23m / 22.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.79° / 1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / -0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.41° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.