The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 7, 2179
Waxing Crescent
43.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 PM
11:55 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.6%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3175
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 | 82.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 99.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 23m / -21.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.61° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.33° / 0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.82° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.