The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 8, 1976
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 PM
7:12 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 664
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.8° / 326.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -1.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.60° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.73° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.65° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 354.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.