The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 8, 2025
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 PM
8:01 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1270
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.1° / 314.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 53m / 0.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.42° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.67° / -0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.16° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.