The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 2, 2092
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
8:44 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2099
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 129.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 6.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.44° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.98° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.