The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 8, 2072
Waning Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 AM
5:13 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1851
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 | 308.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.6° / 236.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 17.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.06° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.81° / 5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.69° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.