The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 1, 2139
First Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 PM
11:59 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2680
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.2° / 100.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 23m / -25.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.28° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.90° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.