The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 1, 2058
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 PM
5:18 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1678
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.2° / 334.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 55m / -17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.80° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.17° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.13° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 231.6° |
| 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.