The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 2, 1974
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 PM
7:50 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 639
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 | 189.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.7° / 318.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 13m / 0.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.34° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.66° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 40.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.