The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 2, 2056
Last Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
2:56 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1653
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 270.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 19.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.62° / -2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / 4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.68° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.