The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 8, 2169
Waning Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 PM
8:55 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3051
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 | 203.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 301.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / -0.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.21° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.58° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.7° |
| 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.