The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 8, 2151
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
7:11 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2828
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 | 332.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.3° / 186.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 19.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.20° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.02° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.39° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.