The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 2, 2018
Last Quarter
55.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1183
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 273.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 16.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.51° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.59° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.09° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.