The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, September 1, 2014

Waxing Crescent

41.6% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
32°
Moonset
–
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
41.6%
Age
7.1 days
Distance
383,800 km
Apparent size
31.1′
Constellation
Libra
Lunation number
1134

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 Sun80.15°
Phase angle99.69°
Illuminated fraction41.58%
Altitude / azimuth-18.7° / 96.9°
Right ascension / declination15h 51m / -16.78°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude239.30° / 3.29°
Libration in longitude / latitude-6.43° / -3.85°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude92.54° / -1.05°
Position angle of the axis13.2°
Position angle of the bright limb281.5°
Apparent magnitude-9.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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