The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 1, 2052
First Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 PM
12:16 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1604
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 88.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 53m / -17.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.94° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.94° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.