The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 1, 2038
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 AM
9:46 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1431
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,100 km.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 115.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 45m / 0.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.95° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.03° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.50° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.