The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 2, 2038
Waxing Crescent
14.4% 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
10:36 AM
10:18 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1431
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 | 44.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 110.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 39m / -5.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.67° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.69° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.26° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| 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.