The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 8, 2179
First Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3175
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.8° / 92.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 22m / -22.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.17° / 1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.57° / -0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.62° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.