The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 1, 2023
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 PM
8:43 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1245
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.4° / 301.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 09m / -1.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.61° / -2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.65° / 3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.25° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.