The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 2, 1972
Waning Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 AM
4:59 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 614
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 | 297.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.6° / 257.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 24.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.95° / 1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.80° / -1.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.34° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| 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.