The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 2, 2051
Waning Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 AM
6:25 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1591
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 | 330.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.7° / 193.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 12.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.09° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.71° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.21° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.