The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 1, 2046
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
8:20 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1530
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 134.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / -0.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.15° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.55° / 5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.18° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.