The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 8, 1950
Waning Crescent
14.0% 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
2:52 AM
6:20 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 342
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.1° / 230.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 21m / 24.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.84° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.71° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.