The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, September 7, 2194

Last Quarter

51.7% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
77°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
51.7%
Age
22.4 days
Distance
370,100 km
Apparent size
32.3′
Constellation
Taurus
Lunation number
3360

Events on this date

  1. Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

  2. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Exact values

For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun268.17°
Phase angle88.04°
Illuminated fraction51.71%
Altitude / azimuth29.1° / 281.9°
Right ascension / declination4h 46m / 27.20°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude73.59° / 4.83°
Libration in longitude / latitude-1.72° / -5.86°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-89.04° / -0.67°
Position angle of the axis351.8°
Position angle of the bright limb82.2°
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.

Your location

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