The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 2, 1973
Waxing Crescent
31.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 PM
10:45 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.5%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 627
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.5° / 108.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -20.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.13° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.96° / 5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.78° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.