The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 2, 1927
Waxing Crescent
33.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
11:21 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.3%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 58
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 70.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.8° / 101.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -14.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.45° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.94° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.75° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.