The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Waning Gibbous
78.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 PM
11:51 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.4%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1282
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 | 235.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 294.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 02m / 17.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.57° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.27° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.