The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 1, 1948
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
7:26 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 317
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.4° / 181.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 09m / 21.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.30° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.85° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.08° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.