The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 7, 2072
Waning Crescent
29.0% 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
1:39 AM
4:21 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1851
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 252.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 18.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.88° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.01° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.47° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.