The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 8, 2176
Waxing Crescent
26.7% 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
12:39 PM
10:10 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3138
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 | 61.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 113.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -22.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.67° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.46° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.