The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 1, 2071
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 PM
12:10 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1839
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.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 89.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 43m / -17.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.63° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.43° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.34° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| 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.