The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 7, 2018
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
6:51 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1183
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,300 km.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.2° / 191.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 15m / 16.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.07° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.12° / -0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.19° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.