The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 7, 2008
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1060
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 100.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 58m / -27.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.27° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.99° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.19° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.