The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 8, 2182
Waxing Gibbous
78.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 PM
2:25 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.8%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3212
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 | 125.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.7° / 59.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 30m / -16.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.50° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.74° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.57° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.