The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 8, 2172
Waning Gibbous
65.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 PM
1:28 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.3%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3088
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 | 252.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 287.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 22.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.03° / 2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.76° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.55° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.