The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 2, 2073
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
8:40 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1864
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 | 8.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 131.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / 6.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.98° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / -2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.81° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.