The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 7, 2157
Waxing Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 AM
9:14 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2903
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 121.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 34m / -15.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.25° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.52° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.