The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 8, 2040
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
9:07 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1456
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 122.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 43m / -0.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.07° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.08° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.62° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.