The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 2, 2054
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 AM
8:39 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1629
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 | 8.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 131.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / 6.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.10° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.88° / -2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.61° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.