The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, September 8, 2037

Waning Crescent

1.9% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
63°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
1.9%
Age
28.2 days
Distance
359,200 km
Apparent size
33.3′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
1418

Events on this date

  1. Jupiter and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

  2. Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

  3. Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun344.34°
Phase angle164.07°
Illuminated fraction1.92%
Altitude / azimuth62.3° / 161.2°
Right ascension / declination10h 15m / 13.82°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude150.70° / 2.78°
Libration in longitude / latitude-2.69° / -3.25°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-167.22° / 1.15°
Position angle of the axis22.2°
Position angle of the bright limb119.6°
Apparent magnitude-5.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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