The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 1, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 PM
12:56 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1505
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.2° / 85.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 22m / -28.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.86° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.96° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.30° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.