The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 8, 2164
Last Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 AM
2:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2989
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 269.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.57° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.19° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.