The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 2, 2094
Waning Crescent
40.8% 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
12:27 AM
3:32 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.8%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2123
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 268.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 21.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.45° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.91° / 1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.07° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.