The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 2, 1996
Waning Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 PM
12:25 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 911
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 | 244.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 283.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 13.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.42° / -3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.45° / 4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.42° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.