The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 2, 2097
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 AM
6:23 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2160
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,800 km.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.2° / 237.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 25.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.65° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.13° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.16° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.