The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 1, 2185
First Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3249
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 | 86.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 92.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -16.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.32° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.41° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.91° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.