The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 2, 2060
Waxing Crescent
45.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 PM
11:40 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1703
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 | 84.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 101.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 10m / -24.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.13° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / 4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.36° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| 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.