The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 2, 2001
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 PM
6:31 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 973
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.9° / 318.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -12.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.64° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.92° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.13° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 189.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.