The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 2, 2070
Waning Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 AM
6:33 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1826
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 | 332.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 189.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 58m / 12.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.35° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.83° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.02° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.