The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 7, 1931
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 AM
5:22 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 107
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 261.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 58m / 28.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.72° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.59° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.69° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.