The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 8, 2159
Waning Crescent
14.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
5:44 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.5%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2927
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,200 km.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.7° / 226.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 17.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.24° / -2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.29° / 3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.74° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.