The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 8, 2116
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
8:59 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2396
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 | 23.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 124.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 39m / -2.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.93° / 1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / -1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.84° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.