The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 2, 2078
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 AM
6:26 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1925
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 | 315.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.7° / 235.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 25.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.28° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.36° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| 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.