The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 8, 1958
Waning Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 AM
4:22 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 441
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 | 296.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 251.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 49m / 17.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.67° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.50° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.05° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.