The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 1, 2130
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
7:51 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2568
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.0° / 152.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 01m / 14.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.24° / 2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.43° / -2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.93° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.