The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 1, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 PM
5:31 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3088
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.4° / 331.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 04m / -16.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.15° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / 5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.73° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 230.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.