The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 2, 2068
Waxing Crescent
28.5% 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
12:34 PM
10:47 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.5%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1802
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 | 64.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 107.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -17.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.39° / -0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / 1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.00° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.