The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 8, 2098
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 PM
4:50 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2173
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 | 157.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.5° / 354.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -17.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.96° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.17° / 5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.81° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.