The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 8, 2130
Waxing Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
11:08 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2569
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.1° / 103.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -13.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.68° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.45° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.