The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 8, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 PM
12:30 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2940
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 | 102.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.3° / 86.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 58m / -22.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.45° / 1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.77° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.20° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.