The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 2, 2095
Waxing Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 AM
10:04 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2136
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.2° / 111.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 28m / -4.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.20° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / -4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.06° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.