The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 2, 2010
Waning Crescent
40.1% 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
12:11 AM
3:47 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.1%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1084
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 | 281.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.0° / 270.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 24.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.63° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.91° / -1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.71° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.