The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 8, 2120
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 PM
8:15 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2445
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 194.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.9° / 316.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / 3.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.32° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.51° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.77° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.