The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 7, 2174
Waxing Gibbous
81.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 PM
2:11 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.8%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3113
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 129.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.8° / 64.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -25.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.82° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.15° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.