The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 2, 2086
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 AM
4:43 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2024
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 | 298.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 251.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 20.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.28° / -2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.25° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.71° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.