The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 7, 2165
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
9:03 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3002
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 124.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 32m / -0.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.62° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.93° / -2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.19° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.