The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 2, 2087
Waxing Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
10:42 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2037
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 | 62.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 108.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -16.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.51° / -0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.45° / 1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.41° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| 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.