The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 2, 1937
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
6:29 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 181
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 | 331.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.4° / 193.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 48m / 13.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.80° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.11° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.84° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.