The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 1, 2146
Waning Crescent
18.8% 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
2:44 AM
5:15 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.8%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2766
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 236.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 16m / 17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.17° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.03° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.58° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.