The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 7, 2073
Waxing Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 PM
11:55 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1864
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 97.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 06m / -15.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.56° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.58° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.66° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.