The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 1, 2054
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
8:00 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1628
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.0° / 146.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 24m / 10.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.95° / 0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.75° / -0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.15° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.