The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 8, 1972
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
7:59 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 615
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 | 10.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 139.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 42m / -2.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.07° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.27° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 316.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.