The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 8, 2059
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
8:55 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1691
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 | 18.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 125.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 23m / 1.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.60° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.64° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.04° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.