The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 7, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 PM
4:11 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3014
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.2° / 18.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -15.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.67° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.89° / -0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.55° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.