The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 7, 2188
Waning Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 PM
8:38 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3286
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.7° / 303.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / -1.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.31° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.62° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.19° / 1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.