The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 8, 2043
Waxing Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
10:05 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1493
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 | 58.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 113.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -19.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.53° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.19° / 5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.71° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.