The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 8, 2153
Waning Gibbous
72.9% 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
10:30 PM
12:33 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2853
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 | 242.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 290.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 19.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.22° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.84° / -1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.75° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.