The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 8, 2167
Waning Crescent
25.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 AM
4:52 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.4%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3026
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 2.4° of each other in the sky.
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.9° / 250.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 06m / 20.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.48° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.99° / 2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.08° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.