The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 2, 1948
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
8:01 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 317
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.2° / 149.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 09m / 16.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.51° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.54° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.32° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 131.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.