The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 2, 1953
Waning Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 AM
4:58 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 379
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 | 296.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 259.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 25.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.64° / 2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.73° / -2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.52° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.