The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 8, 2078
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
9:09 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1926
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 | 26.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 122.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 52m / -2.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.05° / 2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / -2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.23° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.