The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 1, 2033
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1369
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 93.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 14m / -17.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.61° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.36° / -4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.74° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.