The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 8, 2155
Waxing Gibbous
90.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 PM
3:30 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.4%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2878
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 | 143.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.2° / 30.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -21.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.76° / -3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.08° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.78° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.