The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 2, 2014
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
12:03 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1134
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.4° / 90.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.62° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.36° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.33° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.