The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 8, 1995
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 PM
6:29 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 899
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.3° / 334.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -4.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.29° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / -4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.03° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.