The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 8, 2129
Waning Crescent
21.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 AM
5:07 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.5%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2556
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 | 304.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 243.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 19.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.04° / -2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / 3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.68° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.