The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 8, 2183
Last Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3224
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 272.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 17.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.57° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.79° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.79° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| 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.