The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 7, 2063
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 PM
6:47 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1740
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 2:28 PM, is deepest at 4:39 PM and ends at 6:49 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.8° / 326.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -5.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.89° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.02° / -0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.60° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.