The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 8, 1979
Waning Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 PM
9:33 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 701
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 | 211.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.8° / 299.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 3.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.50° / -3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.17° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.