The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 8, 2186
Waning Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 AM
4:45 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3261
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 | 296.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 254.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 21.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.26° / -1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / 1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.89° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.