The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 8, 2100
Waxing Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
10:03 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2198
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 | 58.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.5° / 114.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.73° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.51° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.