The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 7, 1962
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
12:12 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 491
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 89.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -19.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.06° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.39° / -4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.17° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.6° |
| 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.