The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 1, 1940
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
7:37 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 218
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.5° / 153.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 11m / 7.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.90° / -3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.44° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.74° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.