The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 8, 2144
Waxing Gibbous
88.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 PM
3:40 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.1%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2742
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 | 139.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.8° / 35.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -13.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.33° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.10° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.01° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.