The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 2, 2059
Waning Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 AM
6:12 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1690
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 | 312.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.6° / 241.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 25.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.74° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.55° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.