The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 1, 2108
Waning Crescent
21.3% 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
2:26 AM
5:00 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.3%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2296
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 | 305.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 240.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 17.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.77° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.26° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.17° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.