The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 8, 2198
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3410
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 92.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 17m / -21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.97° / 1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.19° / -1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.82° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| 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.