The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 8, 2102
Waning Crescent
13.9% 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
3:09 AM
5:55 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2222
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.9° / 226.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 17m / 19.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.02° / -0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.58° / 0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.52° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.