The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 7, 1988
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 AM
6:29 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 812
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 | 321.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.9° / 216.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 21.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.88° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / -3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.12° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.