The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 2, 2089
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
6:32 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2061
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.9° / 191.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 12.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.79° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.93° / 6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.84° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.