The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 8, 2039
Waning Gibbous
67.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 PM
12:56 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.8%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1443
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 | 249.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 284.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 17.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.12° / -1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.01° / 2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.35° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.