The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 8, 1993
Waning Gibbous
56.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 PM
2:12 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.2%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 874
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 | 263.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 279.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 21.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.08° / -0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.44° / 0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.58° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.