The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 7, 1980
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
7:12 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 713
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.8° / 170.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 13.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.67° / 0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / -0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.80° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.