The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 7, 2159
Waning Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 AM
5:04 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2927
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 249.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 21.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.82° / -0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / 1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.51° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.