The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 2, 1951
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
8:32 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 355
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 | 13.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 131.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 1.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.70° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.31° / 1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.76° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.