The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 2, 2019
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
10:23 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1196
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 109.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 42m / -5.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.41° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.62° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.07° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.