The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
9:06 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1060
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 | 34.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 123.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 49m / -10.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.27° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.83° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.30° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.