The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 7, 2162
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
6:41 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2964
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.6° / 179.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 9.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.47° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.62° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.