The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 8, 2136
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 PM
4:50 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2643
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 | 157.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.7° / 354.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -16.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.97° / -3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / 4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.41° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.