The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 8, 1985
Waning Crescent
39.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
4:07 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.0%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 775
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 | 282.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 272.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 55m / 27.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.88° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.09° / -4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.21° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.