The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 1, 2102
Waning Gibbous
76.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 PM
12:03 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.9%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2222
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 | 237.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 293.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.31° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.41° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.05° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.