The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, September 7, 2045

Waning Crescent

16.3% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
73°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
16.3%
Age
25.9 days
Distance
363,800 km
Apparent size
32.8′
Constellation
Gemini
Lunation number
1517

Events on this date

No Moon or planet events on this date.

Exact values

For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun312.53°
Phase angle132.39°
Illuminated fraction16.29%
Altitude / azimuth63.2° / 236.2°
Right ascension / declination8h 02m / 22.72°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude117.97° / 2.20°
Libration in longitude / latitude-4.08° / -2.44°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-136.33° / -0.61°
Position angle of the axis10.2°
Position angle of the bright limb103.2°
Apparent magnitude-8.2

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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