The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 7, 2098
Waxing Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 PM
3:48 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2173
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.5° / 23.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -21.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.10° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.99° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.