The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 8, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
63.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 PM
12:22 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.6%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1530
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 | 105.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.7° / 89.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 08m / -26.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.85° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.09° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.62° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.