The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 1, 2187
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
7:41 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3273
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 163.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 17.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.97° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.35° / -4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.13° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.