The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 2, 1946
Waxing Crescent
41.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 PM
11:46 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.2%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 293
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 98.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.25° / 1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.60° / -1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.95° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.