The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 2, 2002
Waning Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 AM
5:15 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 985
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 | 300.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 256.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 25.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.28° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.70° / -2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.36° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.