The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 2, 2048
Waning Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 AM
4:36 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1554
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 | 295.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 256.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 22.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.31° / -1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.50° / 1.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.31° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.