The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 2, 1933
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 PM
4:59 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 132
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 159.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.8° / 350.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 29m / -15.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.60° / -0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / 1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.72° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.