The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 7, 2182
Waxing Gibbous
68.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 PM
1:24 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.5%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3212
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 111.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.8° / 75.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 30m / -18.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.06° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.76° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.