The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 2, 1908
Waxing Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
10:40 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -177
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 108.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -16.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.77° / 3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.14° / -3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.83° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.