The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, September 1, 2034

Waning Gibbous

88.9% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
53°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
88.9%
Age
18.5 days
Distance
368,100 km
Apparent size
32.5′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
1381

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

  2. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun219.01°
Phase angle38.97°
Illuminated fraction88.87%
Altitude / azimuth-19.4° / 294.4°
Right ascension / declination1h 11m / 5.16°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude18.31° / -2.18°
Libration in longitude / latitude-2.65° / 3.12°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-40.64° / -0.41°
Position angle of the axis336.2°
Position angle of the bright limb70.9°
Apparent magnitude-11.8

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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