The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 8, 2080
Waning Crescent
32.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 AM
4:51 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.3%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 1950
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 | 290.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.5° / 268.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 28.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.88° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.04° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.