The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 8, 1999
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
7:28 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 948
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.5° / 162.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 11m / 12.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.03° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.62° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.