The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 2, 2049
Waxing Crescent
25.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 PM
10:30 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.0%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1567
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 | 59.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 110.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -16.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.54° / -2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / 2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.82° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.