The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 8, 2069
Waning Crescent
43.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 AM
3:10 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.3%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1814
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 | 277.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 267.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 19.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.46° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.36° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.57° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.