The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 8, 2023
Waning Crescent
33.2% 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
12:37 AM
4:43 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1245
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 | 289.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 268.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 28.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.62° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.61° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.