The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 8, 2061
Waning Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 AM
5:02 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 1715
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 | 293.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 265.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 28.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.11° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.71° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.22° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.