The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 1, 2082
Waxing Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 PM
12:55 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1975
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 115.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.9° / 84.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 21m / -27.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.72° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.68° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.93° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.