The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 7, 2140
Waning Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
5:50 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2692
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.7° / 225.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 18.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.79° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / 2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.93° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.