The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 7, 2163
Waxing Gibbous
70.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 PM
1:33 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.4%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2977
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,100 km.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.5° / 73.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 37m / -17.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.95° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.20° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.58° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.