The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 8, 2083
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
6:06 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1987
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.1° / 220.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 19.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.34° / 0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / 0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.94° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.