The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 2, 1975
Waning Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 AM
5:41 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 651
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.8° / 224.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 16.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.71° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.44° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.21° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.