The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 7, 2050
Last Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1579
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 276.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.77° / -2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.96° / 3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.56° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.