The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 8, 2031
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1344
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 274.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 20.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.71° / -2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / 3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.96° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.7° |
| 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.