The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 8, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
68.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 PM
12:44 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.3%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3076
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 | 111.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.2° / 86.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 33m / -27.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.35° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / 5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.00° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.