The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 8, 2085
Waning Gibbous
72.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 PM
12:39 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2012
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 | 243.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 291.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 07m / 20.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.98° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.98° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.33° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.