The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 1, 1937
Waning Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
5:52 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 181
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 221.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 17.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.89° / -3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.15° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.61° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.