The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 1, 2019
Waxing Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
9:50 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1196
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 | 31.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 47m / 0.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.60° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.30° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.