The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 8, 2109
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 PM
6:19 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2309
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 | 172.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.5° / 333.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 39m / -7.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.31° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / -0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.62° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.