The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 7, 2200
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
6:48 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3434
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 175.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 9.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.14° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / 6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.04° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.