The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 2, 1993
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 PM
8:30 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 874
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 | 197.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.5° / 312.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 43m / 3.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.35° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.10° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.44° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.