The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 1, 2022
Waxing Crescent
27.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
10:49 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.8%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1233
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 | 63.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 106.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -15.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.66° / 0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.35° / -0.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.19° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.