The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 2, 1917
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 PM
7:22 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -66
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 | 197.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.9° / 330.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / 3.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.63° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.45° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.96° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.9° |
| 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.