The Moon
Finder chart
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From Fairfield , the Moon will become visible around 18:55 (EDT), 12° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 36 minutes after the Sun at 20:14.
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Name
The Moon
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Object type
Moon
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Current position
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | -10.38 (V) [1] |
| Absolute mag (H): | 0.30 [1] |
| Slope parameter (n): | 2.00 [1] |
| Right ascension: | 14h53m [1] |
| Declination: | -16°46' [1] |
| Distance: | 0.00 AU 0.02 lightmin [1] |
Current phase
Embed the Moon's phase in your website
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This widget deliberately has a transparent background and no border, to give you maximum flexibility to integrate it into the design of your website.
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
Events
| 03 Sep 2022 | – Moon at First Quarter |
| 07 Sep 2022 | – The Moon at perigee |
| 08 Sep 2022 | – The Moon at aphelion |
| 10 Sep 2022 | – Full Moon |
| 17 Sep 2022 | – Moon at Last Quarter |
| 19 Sep 2022 | – The Moon at apogee |
| 25 Sep 2022 | – New Moon |
| 28 Sep 2022 | – The Moon at perihelion |