The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 2, 2029
Waning Crescent
35.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
4:05 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.8%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1319
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 | 286.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 266.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 23.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.13° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.56° / -0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.52° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.