The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 7, 2160
First Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2940
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 95.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 04m / -22.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.14° / -0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.78° / 0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.41° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.