The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 2, 2043
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 AM
7:50 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1492
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 | 349.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.2° / 151.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 09m / 14.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.24° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.89° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.