The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 8, 1970
First Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 PM
11:49 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 590
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 102.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 46m / -27.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.70° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.60° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.