The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 2, 2055
Waxing Gibbous
89.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 PM
3:34 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.3%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1641
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 | 141.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.7° / 35.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -19.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.98° / 0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.93° / -0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.92° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.