The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 1, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 PM
5:18 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2853
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.5° / 335.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -17.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.17° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.53° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.