The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 2, 1986
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
7:38 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 787
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 | 340.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.1° / 165.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 18.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.31° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.08° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.68° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.