The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 8, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 PM
5:19 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3014
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.5° / 348.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -12.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.93° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / 1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.38° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.