The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 1, 1972
Waning Crescent
37.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 AM
4:07 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.4%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 614
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 270.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 25.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.10° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.99° / -3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.12° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.