The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 7, 2141
Waxing Crescent
44.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 PM
11:48 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.3%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2705
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 100.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -23.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.50° / -1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.42° / 2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.21° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.