The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 7, 2172
Waning Gibbous
74.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 PM
12:24 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.2%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3088
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 | 241.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 291.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.87° / 2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.76° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.36° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.