The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 8, 2089
Waxing Crescent
20.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 AM
10:26 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.3%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2062
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 110.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -12.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.10° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.00° / -3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.75° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.