The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 7, 2168
Waxing Crescent
34.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 PM
11:25 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.3%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3039
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.6° / 101.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -15.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.21° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.60° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.04° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.