The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 1, 2078
Waning Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 AM
5:37 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1925
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.8° / 256.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 27.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.74° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.38° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.13° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.