The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 8, 2122
First Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
11:51 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2470
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 100.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -23.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.46° / -1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / 2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.80° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| 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.