The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 7, 2085
Waning Gibbous
81.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 PM
11:30 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.9%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2012
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 | 230.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.1° / 297.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 17.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.17° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.33° / -4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.14° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.