The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 8, 2004
Waning Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 AM
4:52 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1010
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 | 292.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.3° / 266.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 27.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.48° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.55° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.01° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.