The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 7, 2170
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
6:30 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3063
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 | 318.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.1° / 225.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 23.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.00° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.48° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.97° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.