The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 8, 2139
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 PM
6:58 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2680
Events on this date
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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 | 179.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.5° / 327.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -2.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.46° / 3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.20° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.41° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 323.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.