The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 2, 1967
Waning Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
7:28 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 552
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.8° / 177.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.00° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.88° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.