The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 2, 2066
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 PM
5:17 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1777
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 | 161.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.0° / 352.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -10.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.76° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.56° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.53° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.