The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 8, 2128
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 PM
6:32 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2544
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 7:20 PM, is deepest at 8:05 PM and ends at 8:51 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.0° / 328.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -7.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.81° / -0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / 1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.81° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.