The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 1, 1913
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 AM
7:37 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -115
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.4° / 149.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / 3.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.69° / 0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.43° / 0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.87° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.