The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 1, 1986
Waning Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 AM
7:08 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 787
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 | 328.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.1° / 198.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 46m / 23.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.69° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.45° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.