The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
6:38 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1282
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 200.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.77° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / -1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.75° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.