The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 8, 2149
Waxing Crescent
35.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
11:32 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.8%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2804
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.1° / 100.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 53m / -16.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.55° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.07° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.63° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.