The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 8, 2154
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 AM
8:25 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2866
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 | 10.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 133.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 48m / 2.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.11° / 1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / -1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.46° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.