The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 7, 2187
Waxing Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
11:05 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3274
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 104.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 15m / -14.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.10° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.54° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.46° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.