The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 8, 2157
Waxing Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 AM
9:42 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2903
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 | 52.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.4° / 117.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 20m / -19.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.10° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.29° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.