The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 2, 2076
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
10:14 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1901
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 | 45.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 110.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 45m / -6.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.71° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.65° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.