The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 1, 2116
Waning Crescent
35.8% 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
12:22 AM
4:25 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.8%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2395
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 270.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 27.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.11° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.71° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.53° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.