The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 8, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 PM
4:03 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1938
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 | 149.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.4° / 14.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -20.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.56° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.60° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.