The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 8, 2066
Waning Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 PM
12:09 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1777
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 | 237.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 294.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 19.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.61° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / -4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.54° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.