The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 8, 2178
Waning Crescent
15.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
5:36 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.5%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3162
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 | 313.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 228.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 07m / 17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.03° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / 3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.53° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.