The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 8, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 PM
4:29 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2408
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 | 153.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.8° / 3.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.73° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / 5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.21° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.