The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 2, 1945
Waning Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
6:03 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 280
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 234.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 22.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.84° / 1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / -1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.18° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.