The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 2, 1980
Waning Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
3:23 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 713
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 | 281.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 264.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 18.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.84° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.13° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.68° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.