The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 8, 2118
Last Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2420
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.5° / 278.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 28.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.75° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / -6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.20° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.