The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 1, 2171
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
9:09 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3076
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 122.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 58m / 4.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.79° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.04° / -4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.53° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.