The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 1, 2039
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 PM
5:20 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1443
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.2° / 334.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 53m / -17.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.37° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.93° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.92° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.