The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 1, 1961
Last Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 478
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 272.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 16.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.46° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.94° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.67° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.